Slingshot



Aug. 23, 1955 w. T. LOVELESS SLINGSHOT Filed June 2, 1952 s s e l e v aL .l m m W INVENTOR.

9 BY an United States Patent M SLINGSHOT William T. Loveless, LosAngeles, Calif.

Application June 2, 1952, Serial No. 291,170

2 Claims. (Cl. 124-20) This invention relates in general to projectors,and more specifically to a slingshot for projecting pellets or arrows.

The primary object of this invention is to provide an improved slingshotwhich includes a forked handle having extending rearwardly therefromimproved propelling means, said propelling means including a pouchconnected to the forked handle by three resilient strips whereby greateraccuracy is assured.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved slingshotwhich includes a pouch capable of receiving the rear end of an arrow,said slingshot including a guide mounted on a forked handle thereof forguiding the forward end of an arrow prior to the release of the same.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved slingshotwhich may be utilized for projecting arrows, said slingshot including aforked handle having mounted thereon a guide for the forward end of anarrow, said guide being movable out of alignment with projecting meanscarried by the forked handle whereby the projecting means may beutilized to project other articles such as pellets.

With these objects definitely in view, this invention resides in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of elementsand portions as will be hereinafter described in detail in thespecification, particularly pointed out in the appended claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a material part ofthis application and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved sling shot, which is thesubject of this invention, and shows the same having an arrow mountedtherein with the resilient strips stretched immediately prior to therelease of the arrow;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse vertical sectional viewtaken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 22 ofFigure 1 and shows the general construction of a pouch adapted toreceive the rear end of the arrow or other articles, such as pellets,being projected by the slingshot the rear portion of the arrow beingshown by dotted lines;

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view takensubstantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 33 of Figure1 and shows the general arrangement of the resilient strips with respectto the pouch and to the arrow mounted therein; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the forkedhandle of the slingshot of Figure 1 and shows the manner in which anadjustable arrow guide is secured thereto for movement in and out ofalignment with the propelling means of the slingshot whereby theslingshot may be utilized for projecting either arrows or pellets.

Similar characters of reference designate similar or identical elementsand portions throughout the specification and throughout the dilferentviews of the drawings.

2,715,895 Patented Aug. 23, 1955 Referring now to the drawings indetail, it will be seen that the improved slingshot, which is thesubject of this invention, includes a forked handle, which is referredto in general by the reference numeral 10, and propelling means carriedthereby, the propelling means being referred to in general by thereference numeral 12. The forked handle 10 includes a stem portion 12and a pair of upstanding spaced parallel legs 14 which are connected bythe stern portion 12 by an intermediate horizontal portion 16.

The projecting means 12 includes a generally conical shaped pouch 18which is provided at its closed rear end with a spherical portion 20,the spherical portion forming a suitable grip for holding the pouch 18.The forward portion of the pouch 18 is provided with three slots 22af'djacent the forward edge thereof and equally spaced about thecircumference of the same. Secured in each of the slots 22 is a rear endof a resilient band 24, the rear end being in the form of a loop 26enclosing a forward portion of the conical pouch 18.

In order that the resilient bands 24 connected to the conical pouch 18may be suitably connected to the forked handle 10, the upper ends of thelegs 14 are provided with pairs of downwardly extending slits 28.Disposed in the pairs of slits 28 are the forward ends of the twouppermost resilient bands 24, the forward ends of the resilient bandsbeing retained against slippage with respect to their respective leg 14.The horizontal intermediate portion 16 is provided in its upper sidewith a pair of slits 30 intermediate the ends thereof and insubstantially vertical alignment with the stem portion 12. It will beunderstood that the pair of slits 313 have the same general relationshipwith respect to the intermediate portion 16 as do the slits 28 withrespect to their respective leg 14 and secured therein is the forwardend of the third resilient band 24.

Inasmuch as the pouch 18 is supported from the forked handle 10 by threeresilient bands 24, the same is adapted to propel a projectile in astraight line determined by the resilient bands 24 and thereby assuresgreater accuracy. It will be understood that as defined, the slingshot,which is the subject of this invention, may be utilized for propellingpellets (not shown) or other small objects.

Referring now to Figure l in particular, it will be seen that theslingshot is illustrated as having mounted therein an arrow 32 and isadapted to project the same upon release of the pouch 18. It will benoted that the rear end of the arrow 32 is positioned within the pouch18 and is adapted to be urged forwardly by the same. However, inasmuchas the forward end of the arrow 32 must be supported in alignment withthe center of the upper portion of the forked handle 11 there isprovided an adjustable arrow guide, which is referred to in general byreference numeral 34. The arrow guide 34 has a generally forked outlineand the upper end thereof is in the form of a U-shaped seat 36 adaptedto receive the forward portion of the arrow 32.

Referring now to Figure 4 in particular, it will be seen that the arrowguide 34 is formed of a single piece of spring wire doubled upon itselfto form a stem portion 38 to which the U-shaped seat 36 is connected.The stem portion 38 is formed by two closely adjacent legs 40 which areconnected at their lower ends by a loop portion 42. The loop portion 42is adapted to be received around a fastener 44 carried by the forkedhandle 10 and clamped thereagainst in an adjusted position by a wing nut46 threadedly engaged on the fastener 44.

It will be seen that when it is desired to utilize the arrow guide 34,the wing nut 46 is loosened and the arrow guide is swung into a positionwhereby its U-shaped seat 36 is in alignment with the center of theconical pouch 7 3 18 and is adapted to receive the arrow 32 in guidingrelation. In order that the arrow guide 34 may be retained in an uprightposition and at the same time resiliently resist forward movement withrespect to the forked handle due to the striking of the same by portionsof the arrow '32 and the pouch 18, the legs 40 are provided with loopedportions 48 intermediate their ends.

When it is desired to utilize the slingshot, which is the subject ofthis invention, for projecting pellets or the like, the arrow guide 34is moved into substantial alignment with one of the legs 14 by firstreleasing the wing nut 46 and then swinging the arrow guide to thedesired position. The arrow guide 34 is retained in its inoperativeposition by tightening down the wing nut 46 after 'it has been moved tothat position.

The operation ,of this device will be understood from the foregoingdescription of the details thereof, taken in connection with the aboverecited objects and the drawings. Further description would appear to beunnecesbeing movable to a position out of alignment with :said

propelling means, said arrow guide being in the form of a doubled'lengthof wire and having a forked shape, said arrow guide including a stemportion, said stem portion being provided with resilient loops forincreasing the resiliency of the same whereby portions of an arrowengaging said arrow guide 'will temporarily displace said arrow guide tolimit damage to the arrow. 7

2. In a slingshot construction including a forked handle, a projectilereceiving pouch, and resilient bands connect ing said pouch to saidhandle, an improved arrow guide carried by said handle on a side thereofopposite from said pouch, said arrow guide being resilient with arrowengaging portions thereof adapted tomove away from said handleinresponse to urging of an arrow to limit damaging of the arrow, saidarrow guide being formed of a single length of resilient materialdoubled on itself to form a lower bight portion receiving a fastenersecuring said arrow guide to said handle, upper free ends of saidlengthof material being spaced to form a bifurcated arrow receivingportion, an intermediate portion of said arrow guide being looped toincrease its resiliency.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS599,747 Stoddard Mar; 1, 1898 1,831,230 Copas Nov. 10, 1931 2,600,524Fernsel June 17, 1952 2,613,659 .Hutson Oct. 14, 1952

